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IMPACT OF AIRPORT NOISE TO BE MINIMISED
ONLY 1S COMMITTED NOT
TO
PROVIDING MINIMISING THE NOISE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL
THE ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENTS TO AIRPORT FACILITIES BUT ALSO TO IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASINGLY BUSY AIRPORT.
TO A
BARNES, SAID THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON GRAHAM
TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL QUESTION FROM THE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG.
MR BARNES HAD BEEN ASKED WHAT ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN
GIVEN THE PROBLEM OF NOISE POLLUTION, INDICATED ITS INTENTION TO IMPLEMENT
A
то COMBAT THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT
STUDY
REPORT,
TO
EXPAND
THE
THE NOISE IMPACT," MR BARNES SAID.
PACKAGE,
BASED
ON A
CONSULTANCY
FACILITIES OF THE AIRPORT.
"THE CONSULTANCY ALSO RECOMMENDED MEASURES WHICH
WOULD REDUCE
OF ACOUSTIC INSULATION ΤΟ CURFEW FOR AIRCRAFT
POWER SOURCE IN ΤΟ ELECTRICITY
THESE MEASURES INCLUDED PROVISION
AND
PRESENT MAINTAINING THE AFFECTED SCHOOLS LANDING AND TAKEOFF AT NIGHT.
THEY ALSO INCLUDED INSTALLING A FIXED GROUND
TO WOULD PROVIDE EXISTING AND EXPANDED APRON AREAS
ON THE AIRCRAFT AUXILIARY AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WHICH OTHERWISE RELY POWER UNITS..
UNITS
BEEN HAD
ONE OF
THE
PRIMARY
THE OPERATION OF THESE SOURCES OF NOISE NUISANCE TO THE NEIGHBOURING HOUSING ESTATES.
MR BARNES SAID ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS HAD BEEN ACCEPTED THE ADMINISTRATION AND WERE BEING IMPLEMENTED.
"IN
ADDITION, THE
AVIATION
BY
HAS BEEN AT
OF CIVIL DIRECTOR REQUIRING AIRLINE OPERATORS TO RELOCATE NOISY AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUNS
DISTURBANCE TO ADJACENT NIGHT TO THE WEST OF THE NULLAH TO MINIMISE DWELLINGS.
"SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
UNDER THE
CIVIL AVIATION (AIRCRAFT
VIEW TO INCORPORATING NOISE) ORDINANCE IS ALSO BEING DRAFTED WITH A VIEW THESE AND OTHER FORMS OF CONTROL IN A STATUTORY FRAMEWORK," HE ADDED.
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